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Spanish Bluebells

Taken from my garden and photographed indoors.

This species of bluebell was introduced to the UK by the Victorians in the early 1900s as a garden plant, but have since escaped into the wild and have spread across the country,.

Although Spanish bluebells are not on the invasive species list, there are worries out how they affect our native species of bluebells, because they readily spread and can outcompete them and hybridise them.

We have lots of these in the garden, despite the fact we keep digging them up and putting them in the compost bin (after the photos of course).
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20 comments

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Awesome close-up.
Thank you for the interesting note Keith.
4 weeks ago

Keith Burton replied to Jaap van 't Veen:

Thank you kind sir...........glad you like the photo and the narrative. Much appreciated.
3 weeks ago

TOZ said:

Thats a beautiful bluebell Keith very nice.
Have a great week.
TOZ
4 weeks ago

Keith Burton replied to TOZ:

Thanks TOZ..........glad you like it.
3 weeks ago

Annemarie said:

i like your flower "portraits"
happy weekend
4 weeks ago

Keith Burton replied to Annemarie:

Thank you Annemarie............have a happy weekend yourself.
3 weeks ago

Günter Klaus said:

Das sind aber sehr hübsche,kleine Blüten lieber Keith,sie leuchten sich sehr schön vom Boden und deine Darstellung ist auch wieder vom Feinsten und sehr gelungen mit dem Hintergrund,hast du wieder toll gemacht :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,liebe Grüße Güni :))
4 weeks ago ( translate )

Keith Burton replied to Günter Klaus:

Glad you like these flowers Güni...........and I'm pleased that you like the background too. Thanks very much for your lovely comments as always.

I hope you're having a splendid weekend. Have a pleasant evening too. Best wishes, Keith.
3 weeks ago

Mikus said:

Beautifully staged in this picture. Precise focus and the many shades of blue portray these bluebells very impressively, Keith.
4 weeks ago

Keith Burton replied to Mikus:

Thank you for these kind and generous comments Mikus. I'm really pleased you like this one.
3 weeks ago

Peter Castell said:

A lovely floral image Keith, they are nice flowers but a nuisance if you want to keep English Bluebells they are so vigorous can only assume that birds brought seeds
4 weeks ago

Keith Burton replied to Peter Castell:

Thanks for your visit and kind comments Peter. You're probably right about the birds..........I've lived in this house since the early 80's and have never actually planted any blue bluebells, but we've always had them, despite our best efforts! I could probably use weed killer on them, but we don't use chemicals in our garden.
3 weeks ago

William Sutherland said:

Beautiful work!
4 weeks ago ( translate )

Keith Burton replied to William Sutherland:

Thanks very much William............glad you like this one!
3 weeks ago

Gudrun said:

A perfect photo! Spanish bluebells are the only sort we see in Germany- I hope English wild bluebells will continue to thrive!
3 weeks ago